Die Again

Die Again by Tess Gerritsen is the latest of her Rizzoli & Isles series.

Boston Detective Jane Rizzoli is on the case of a bug game hunter found dead in his apartment, alone with a body of a beautiful white snow leopard her had recently been commissioned to procure and stuff for a high-profile museum in the area.  Medical examiner Maura Isles connects the case to a number of seemingly unrelated deaths where the victims have all been found hanging upside down, the hallmark of a leopard's kill.  Rizzoli follows the puzzling trail of clues all the way to Botswana, where she uncovers the unsolved mystery of a deadly camping safari four years prior.  When she realizes the two cases are connected, Rizzoli must track down the sole survivor of the tragic trip to discover who- or what- is behind these gruesome deaths.

The Breakdown:
1.  Sometimes I need a good murder mystery to keep me on my toes, and Gerristen does an excellent job of it in Die Again.  She bounce the story between the current murders in Boston and Rizzoli's case, and the happenings six years ago in Botswana.  She definitely kept me guessing both on why and the who during the story.

2.  I love reading and pulling the clues that Gerritsen gives during story together.  I really enjoy seeing when Rizzoli puts it all to together at the end.  She knows how to write a good mystery and keep me turning the pages wanting to know more with each chapter.

3.  One of the things I enjoy about these books is the relationships she has built in them.  The one between Rizzoli and Isles, both a little awkward, not quite knowing how to deal with a close girl friend.  Still they are loyal to each other, especially Rizzoli.  The relationship between Rizzoli and her husband Agent Gabriel Dean, both seems very in love with the other, and they always have each others backs in a pinch. I think the relationships she is able to bring into these mysteries really help me to identify with her main characters.

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